Port Austin Mobile home park wants to house RVs

PORT AUSTIN — The Village of Port Austin will be conducting a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to consider approving a variance request from a local business — and the public is invited to attend.

The request is a change to the Port Austin Estates, a mobile home park located on Larned Road just off of M-25. The owner of the property, Dave Clarkson, has filed paperwork with the state to convert a portion of his mobile home lots into RV campsites, and he is seeking approval from the village.

The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at the Welcome Center, which is located at 2 W. Spring St. in the village. Residents may comment in person at the meeting.

Clarkson is seeking to convert 4.7 acres of the mobile home park into the RV lots.

"Our zoning requires 10 acres for an RV park, which he does not have," said Port Austin Village Clerk Thomas Rapson.

Rapson added a decision is likely to be made by the zoning board of appeals at Monday's meeting.

Residents can also comment on the project by emailing Rapson at trapson@airadvantage.net, or by mailing a letter to P.O. Box 336, Port Austin, MI, 48467.